Freehold resident Howard Klein will not shave until he reaches his fundraising goal of $20,000 to donate to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts.

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Erin Foster
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Following the recent destruction that Hurricane Sandy has inflicted on the Jersey Shore, Howard Klein, Freehold, publicly pledged on Facebook NOT to shave until he personally raised $10,000 to help Jersey Shore families struck by Sandy's path. From this, the Shave the Shore campaign was formed.

On Day 14 of the campaign, at which time nearly $9,000 was already raised, Michael Bocian, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Darby Dental Supply, presented the following challenge to Klein via Facebook:

"Challenge: Raise $15,000 total and Darby Dental Supply will commit another $5,000 to ...